Join us each day as we count down towards the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. The countdown runs from 50 to zero and the number of days remaining will inspire the post for that day. Think of this as your NFL draft paper chain that loses one link each day! With 45 days remaining until the NFL draft kicks off (pun intended) I have been pondering the situation of the man that wears...

Football will be on hiatus for an undetermined amount of time but the NCAA men’s division I basketball tournament gets underway this week. Can Michigan and Michigan State make a run? Think you know which small school will surprise this year? Join our tourney pick ‘em group on Yahoo! and show us what you’re made of. Click here to join the SLR bracket challenge!

Join us each day as we count down towards the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. The countdown runs from 50 to zero and the number of days remaining will inspire the post for that day. Think of this as your NFL draft paper chain that loses one link each day! Any Lions fan that followed the team through the Matt Millen era has seen a number of interesting draft “strategies&...

Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich My look at the players in the five round mock draft for the Detroit Lions published by NFL Mocks started with Penn State center Stefen Wisniewski and continues with Boston College outside linebacker Mark Herzlich. The guys at NFL Mocks have Herzlich joining the Lions as their third round pick. Let’s start with the quick write-up NFL Mocks...

Join us each day as we count down towards the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. The countdown runs from 50 to zero and the number of days remaining will inspire the post for that day. Think of this as your NFL draft paper chain that loses one link each day! Friday’s labor developments threw a whole bunch of uncertainty into what the 2011 season will look like. Even the one...

The clock has struck midnight in the East making the NFL lockout official. Doesn’t it feel great? Nope. The courts may not allow a lockout but that ruling won’t come until next week. For now, it’s a lockout. Have a great weekend.

This past Tuesday OL Nate Solder and CB Jimmy Smith both worked out at Colorado’s pro day.  Both are possible selections for the Lions in the upcoming draft.  Nate Solder had a solid day, showcasing how quick and athletic he is.  However, he did lose 12 pounds since the NFL Combine.  Scouts were already questioning if he could maintain his weight during the season. Jimmy...

The NFL Owners and players association could not agree to a new collective bargaining agreement between themselves so the battle will be waged in court. The league released the following statement: The union left a very good deal on the table. It included an offer to narrow the player compensation gap that existed in the negotiations by splitting the difference; guarantee reallocation...

Join us each day as we count down towards the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. The countdown runs from 50 to zero and the number of days remaining will inspire the post for that day. Think of this as your NFL draft paper chain that loses one link each day! 48 days remain until the NFL draft gets started. What can we do with the number 48? 48 hours is two days, the length of time...

I have already made my opinions known on this blog, I want to hear from you. Are you taking sides during the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement fight? Vote in the poll and feel free to leave a comment to explain your answer. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Like what you see? Give SideLion Report...

If you are like me you are getting pretty sick of the NFL’s CBA negotiations. The constant will they or won’t they with the only two scenarios looking like armageddon or peaceful harmony, nothing in between. I’m trying to avoid getting wrapped up in which way the pendulum is swinging at any given moment, rather my recent thoughts have focused around one seemingly...

Join us each day as we count down towards the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. The countdown runs from 50 to zero and the number of days remaining will inspire the post for that day. Think of this as your NFL draft paper chain that loses one link each day! 49 days remain until the first round of the 2011 NFL draft. Tasked with using the number 49 to inspire this edition of the...

Mel Kiper Jr. came out with his updated mock draft today. This is his third iteration and Kiper has now linked the Lions to three different players. Kiper mock 1.0 had UCLA linebacker Akeem Ayers going to the Lions. Questions pertaining to Ayers’ value at that spot caused Kiper to go send Colorado cornerback Jimmy Smith to the Lions i his second mock draft. Not only does the...

Rain or shine, lockout or labor peace, SideLion Report will be here but with baseball season gearing up I wanted to put in a plug for our brother site, Motor City Bengals. Be sure to check out MCB throughout the baseball season for fresh takes on all that transpires with the Detroit Tigers. Whether you’re looking for daily news and notes, in-depth statistical analysis, reports...

Join us each day as we count down towards the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. The countdown runs from 50 to zero and the number of days remaining will inspire the post for that day. Think of this as your NFL draft paper chain that loses one link each day! The countdown begins with a look at the players the Lions have drafted when holding the 50th overall selection in the NFL Draft...

Former New York Giants RB, Tiki Barber, filed papers to come out of retirement yesterday.  Barber will turn 36 years old next month and last played football in 2006, four years ago.  Tiki Barber is a three time Pro Bowler, a member of the 10,000 yards rushing club, and a member of the New York Giants Ring of Honor. The idea came about when Tiki’s trainer asked him during...

Stefen Wisniewski (Photo: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Yesterday I linked to a five round mock draft for the Detroit Lions completed by NFL Mocks. I thought it would be a good idea to take a more in depth look at the players highlighted in that mock draft. Whether or not these players ultimately become Lions remains to be seen but this series will make for a more informed fan ahead of...

Is Calvin Johnson really an elite receiver? This was a fair question to ask heading into last season. The numbers CJ put up with three different quarterbacks seemed to have answered the question in the affirmative but how was his season viewed nationally? ESPN has tasked their NFL writers with ranking players within their position groups with each writer submitting a ballot containing...

The staff at NFL Mocks is going through and putting together full mock drafts for each team. They got to the Detroit Lions last night by mocking all five of the Detroit Lions draft picks. The great thing about this mock is that the post begins with an in-depth look at the Lions team needs and then uses those needs as the basis for the draft projection. Who knows how the picks will...

The Detroit Lions are the only local major sports team that isn’t in-season in the month of April. Even so, I thought it should be brought to our loyal SLR readers’ attention that Fox Sports Detroit’s contest to select the 2011 April in the D theme song is down to three finalists. Who are the finalists? Click the thumbnail below to find out and to vote for your...

Detroit Lions fans were in draft mode immediately following the win over the Miami Dolphins in week 17.  A four game winning streak has done that for all of us Lions addicts.  Who else can we get to come in here?  There has been a lot of talk since the end of the season about who the Lions should grab in the draft to help rebuild this team.  I thought it would be interesting...

Today is the third and final day of the quarterback forum with with Tampa Bay Bucs blogger Pat Nohe of The Pewter Plank and New York Jets blogger Marc Greenberg of The Jet Press. This will conclude our discussion regarding Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez and Josh Freeman. Part one focused on player evaluations. Part two put each quarterback in the context of their team and we discussed...

Note: The following is a guest post submitted by SideLion Report reader Eric Ford. Please click here if you would like to have an article considered for publishing. With free agency up in the air and the draft around the corner, let’s take a look at how the Lions stand at the running back position. Last year’s group of running backs was Jahvid Best, Maurice Morris, Kevin Smith...

I recently got together with Tampa Bay Bucs blogger Pat Nohe of The Pewter Plank and New York Jets blogger Marc Greenberg of The Jet Press to discuss the top three quarterbacks drafted in the 2009 draft, our own “quarterback forum”. Part one focused on player evaluations. Today, we get the chance to say how we think our quarterback would fare as a member of the other...

I recently got together with Tampa Bay Bucs blogger Pat Nohe of The Pewter Plank and New York Jets blogger Marc Greenberg of The Jet Press to discuss the top three quarterbacks drafted in the 2009 draft, our own “quarterback forum”. Part one focused on player evaluations. Today, we get the chance to say how we think our quarterback would fare as a member of the other...